| Show COMMON N QUESTIONS ABOUT THE STARS 45 5 of it the diameter of the earth is about miles that of jupiter the largest pl planet ariet miles and that tha tl ot of the sun miles about ho low do they compare in size sun more than a million times as large as earth ag ac if gravity on oil the sun is 27 12 1 2 times as great as on the earth how ranch much would a man ot of lbs ibs weigh it 1 weighed on the sun would his legs hold him up 47 how many years would it take to go to tile the sun in an air plane at the rite rate ot of miles per hour lay day and night without stopping for gas as what do 10 you think the temperature would be it you could continue onward beyond the suns noticeable light 19 49 whence comes the heat ot of the aloon moon the sun suna the stars ago 0 how many stars can be seen by the naked eye through telescope t 51 when the eye and tile the telescope combined fail to see things what is the ilie next resort what is a long exposure 52 do you observe any difference do you observe any difference iri in the color of the stars what colors 53 do some stars vary in their brightness at different periods tell something of algol and mira L 54 are arc some stars double discuss ta middle star in the handle of the dipper and abd also epsilon in the constellation stel lation ot of lyra 55 what is a star cluster what la is nebula the milky way 56 what lat are comets and motors meters asteroids I 1 57 67 what Is zodiacal zodiacal light what is twilight 58 what is the ecliptic what is the zodiac 59 into how many groups are the stars along these divided tor for study 60 rind in a scout handbook Hand bood or iny any almanac the names of these gl ot of what importance is the zone ot of animals I 1 low how may it ba be connected with N the clock in the northern sky j 62 how wide is this belt what important bodies are always within it P 63 why is the constellation ot of PIsces notable pa ca what Is the color of aldebaran debaran AI what part of taurus does it show v 65 stars are easily seen in Ele rie fades lades in small telescopes 66 what part of 0 taurus is it 67 where is Ily hyades ades 68 on the whole which is regarded as the finest constellation 69 to what star do the three stars in the belt ot of orion point the very brightest fixed star 70 what makes up the sword and sli sheath eath what white star Is noticeable here rigel 71 north of taurus in is the star algol and south of aries and pisces in cetus group Is mira these are the most wonderful variable stars try to find them and watch them for variations 72 what does each ot of the two brightest stars in gemini re represent presen t 7 73 what old farm instrument is wn allo shown in leo regulus is at its hand h I 1 74 arcturus in diotes spica in virgo and denebola in leo form e a large bright triangle with equal sides compare them in color arbulus is next to sirius in brightness 73 75 the beautiful little constellation of 0 corona dorelis borelis IF is about 20 10 degrees to the northwest ot of arcturus from its shape what should be its common name it lies north of libra and scorpio 76 southeast of 0 libra lies scorpio the most brilliant ot the zodiacal constellations stel lations with its fiery red agteres what plaything does this constellation resemble antares resembles mars some 77 the constellation ol of hercules is about halt half way between vega and corona of what I 1 shape Is it 78 vega the great white or blue star with two fainter stars forms a small equilateral triangle in the lyra group one of these Is bya by a keen eye eye to be either oblong or made ip ap of two distinct stars h under a telescope each part Is agal again n divided which of the two taint faint stars is the eye tester 1 79 due east of lyra lies cygnus with as bright as 1 12 1 2 mag at I 1 the top lop of the cross what is its common name put telescope on its doubles SO 80 there Is a little dipper tarius tai ius east ot of scorpio how many stars can you find in its andle I 1 81 aquila aquilia is north of sagittarius I 1 and on oil the celestial equator equation it is marked by the bright star altair and two fainter stars where are these two other stars 1 82 2 the little Y shaped water jar 0 ot aquarius arfus lies on the celestial equa tor it t is about 30 degrees east of aquias what is tile the name of the very large square that lies yet ii northeast ot of it 20 to 40 de degrees krees 83 from question 63 we have traveled in on an easterly easi easterly erly direction alre action till we have returned almost to the point 0 of beginning along which side ot of uie square of pegasus is the celestial CLOCK HAND drawn from the he faint star in the handle of the dipper thru the north star and 90 degrees beyond passing on the vaa leading star ar of cassiopeia n AV ff I 1 or T att p f 84 about how tar far and in what direction Is the vernal equinox from the gouth southeast east corner of tho the square of pegasus 85 what constellations can you see readily at 8 or 9 p m now at about 4 a m now 86 what changes will you expect to the same answers in six months from now 3 months 9 0 months 87 7 why can cannou you not see all of the stars in the northern hemisphere by staying up all night where are the stars in the day time 88 what nhat prominent constellations do you feel sure are well up in the sky in th the day ti time menow now 89 what is an eclipse what might bo be seen I 1 it there were a total eclipse of tile the sun 90 what eclipses it if any will they here e s be this year visible here 91 what cor comets nets what meteors rs f why are you uncertain of these i 92 what are falling 9 tars stars I 1 what becomes of ethelh 93 what is the moon mon explain the cause of its phases phaes 1 94 what e evidence is there that tho earth is traveling aro around u d in lt its 0 orbit r bit ali at the rate of is 18 1 12 2 m milea es pel pei second and turning oil oh its ais axis once each 24 hrs does go with it why 96 a year by the sun one day longer thaia ayeni yeat by a flici stir star 16 96 explain the necessity ot of leap year 1 97 does the solar system as a whole remain exactly in the same place eternally what is meant by the precession ot of the equinox 98 do all the stars of all the the con 1 |
